Pythagorean Journey

My Travels in Ancient Lands

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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A journey across Greece, Turkey and the Middle East, which retraces the one made by Pythagoras some 2500 years ago in his quest to discover 'the theory of everything'.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-03-20
Mått:148 x 210 x 23 mm
Vikt:446 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:249
Förlag:i2i Publishing
ISBN:9781916732421

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Chris Lucas is a mathematics teacher who now lives and worksin Lancashire. His love of foreign travel has taken him to more than fortycountries, including many in the Middle East. He first moved there in the1980's to work at a school in Turkey and has been continually drawn back tothat part of the world over the years by its friendly people, breathtakingbeauty and unparalleled contrasts.

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Prologue Pythagoras:An Introduction. 1Chapter 1 Of Myths and Legends: England to Greece. 13Chapter 2 Pythagoras’ Homeland: Samos. 37Chapter 3 To Ancient Empires: The Eastern Mediterranean. 55Chapter 4 Egypt andBabylon: The Nile and Beyond. 101Chapter 5 Land of the Ayatollahs: Iran. 129Chapter 6 From East toWest: Journey to the Adriatic. 149Chapter 7 Age of thePythagoreans: Southern Italy. 181Chapter 8 War and Peace:Magna Graecia. 217Epilogue Changing Times. 239Appendix Pythagoras’Theorem.. 259